10 Snacks to Eat During Navratre Fast

With chills in the weather and fuzzy October nights, we welcome the warmth of #festivities in 2020 yet again. #“Navratri ” or “nine nights” that mark the celebration of NavDurga and her victory over Mahishasura is a remarkable as well as an auspicious occasion in India. People across all states rejoice these 9 days by keeping fasts, which is later followed by Kanjak on the final day of Navmi. Here, we have listed 10 interesting and healthy snacking ideas for all your nutritional needs. This Navatri, feast your heart out with #SheNutrition!

1. Sabudaana Tikki

A rich fulfilling meal in itself, Sabudana Tikkis are a perfect way to meet your snack cravings! To prepare this, all you have to do is moisten sabudana in warm water for an hour, and mash them with boiled potatoes later. You can add herbs and spices like Sendha Namak, Roasted cumin powder, mint etc to make it more flavorful. For the crust, the tikkis, grinded sabudana powder is used, followed by shallow frying. And that's your crispy tasty snack for navraatre right there!

2. Sweet Chhachh

Want a simple, sweet, and 5-minute beverage excellent to boost your energy levels amid fasting? Here's Sweet Chhaach to the rescue. Made out of fresh curd or yoghurt, a tablespoon of sugar and half a glass of water, all blended together — a wholesome refreshing drink for all your beverage needs this navratre.

3. Roasted Sweet And Sour Namkeen

This navratre, make this out-of-the-box savoury snack a go-to meal for all your munching needs. Finely chopped crispy potato sticks, almonds, kishmish, cashew nuts, walnuts, peanuts, makhaane roasted in a tablespoon of ghee, salt and sugar, making up a healthy, light and wholesome snacking idea for navraatri.

4. Sabudana Vada

Vada, or fritters are essentially an Indian snack that is prepared by deep-frying the battered dough. For navratre, sabudanas are considered a preferred option for many variants. This delicacy is made by readying a thick dough of soaked Sabudana, ground peanuts, and mashed potatoes, and deep-frying them. Enjoyed best with assorted chutneys, this tasty snack will shoo away all your cravings.

5. Makhana gravy

Makhaana gravy, also known as Phool makhana curry is a rich Indian dish with the right amount of everything. To prepare this, tomatoes, green chillies and ginger are blended, and cook until tender. Malai/heavy cream is added and stirred for 2 minutes. When the texture turns into a thickened orange paste, Makhanas or lotus seeds are added and sauteed for 2 more minutes. This dish is best served with buckwheat (kuttu ka atta) chapatis or pooris.

6. Aaloo Bonda/ Aamras Aloo

Aloo Bonda or Farali aloo bonda is usually small lemon sized balls of mashed potato that are dipped in a watery paste of buckwheat flour and grounded peanut with minimal spices and condiments. These potato balls are then fried in oil until they leeway golden brown colour. Since this snack is usually prevalent in South India. It is best served with curry leaves tempered coconut chutney to make a savoury snack for Navratri fasts.

7. Sabudana Khichdi

Sabudana is small translucent tapioca pearls that are usually feasted around the fasting season. To prepare clump-free sabudana khichdi, these sabudaana globules are soaked in water and then later tempered in finely chopped tomatoes, green chillies, ginger, curry leaves and finely chopped fried potatoes. The recipe is the same as preparing poha or pulao, just with fewer ingredients and spices.

8. Badam Thandai

Badam thandai is probably the healthiest beverage to consume during Navratri fasts in India. To prepare this healthy drink one needs to grind and powder ingredients like cardamom, fennel seeds, seedless dates, almonds, walnut along with sugar and blend these well with a glass of chilled milk. This drink is both refreshing as well as nutritious to alleviate your energy levels during navraatris.

9. Makhana/Sabudana Kheer

Makhana or sabudana kheer is a quick dessert for the people who keep Navratri fast as this dish has a very less preparation time compared to the normal rice kheer. This is because Makhana or sabudana kheer already thickens the milk. To make this, makhana and sabudana are stirred with cardamom and cashew until milk is poured. The sugar is added and this mixture is again cooked for 7 to 8 minutes before it's ready to serve.

10. Samak Rice Khichdi

Samaak or Barnyard Millet is often consumed during the Navraatri time in India, and is rich in digestible fibres, thereby serving as a fulfilling meal for Vrat. With a preparation time of 10 minutes, the process includes shallow frying green chillies, tomatoes, peanuts, cashews, ginger, salt and spices and potatoes which is later followed by adding the samak rice. After stirring for a minute or two, 2 cups of water is added. The rice absorbs water quickly and gets mushy. This dish is best accompanied with curd.

So what's the wait about? Go bless your taste buds with these quick and interesting delicacies especially sorted for your fasting needs. Celebrate the Navratri without giving up on your cravings!

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